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Personnel note: Florida TaxWatch expands research and analysis team

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Florida TaxWatch, the independent government watchdog, has added new members to its respected research and analysis team. As Florida’s economy continues to grow, the need increases for quality data for investors and a better-educated workforce, according to a statement by Florida TaxWatch CEO Dominic Calabro. “Now, more than ever,” Calabro said, “it is critical that taxpayers have a trusted nonpartisan watchdog group to keep them informed.” New Florida TaxWatch team members include: Gwynn Virostek as vice president of development, in…

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Sayfie Review announces Florida Leaders Summit partners for November conference

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Lawyer-lobbyist extraordinaire and publisher of the Sayfie Review Justin Sayfie has announced the Thought Leadership Partners — a group of Florida-based think tanks and advocacy groups — whose work will help inform the publication’s upcoming Florida Leaders Summit, set for Nov. 16 and 17 in Orlando. The list of intellectual partners for the summit is: AIF Foundation Bob Graham Center for Public Service LeRoy Collins Institute Florida Chamber Foundation Florida Council of 100 Florida Philanthropic Network Florida Taxwatch Foundation for Florida’s Future The…

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.24.15 — Rick Scott wins again

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Jeb Bush likes to boast on the campaign trail that he used to be called “Veto Corleone,” so prevalent was his mission to stamp out pork and other forms of what he perceived to be excessive and unnecessary government spending when as governor of Florida he was presented with the budget every year. Jeb Bush has nothing on Rick Scott. The current Florida governor yesterday vetoed $461 million of government spending. It was a notable departure from a year ago, an…

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Rick Scott’s budget signing preempts impact of Florida TaxWatch turkey list

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One of the annual rites of spring in Tallahassee is for Florida TaxWatch to release their Turkey Watch Report, which traditionally is released in May shortly after the Legislature finishes their work and before the governor signs the budget. The report spotlights legislative projects placed in the budget without proper opportunity for public review and debate, which circumvent lawfully established procedures, or which non-competitively benefit a very limited special interest or local area of the state. The relevance of the report is…

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Mitch Perry Report for 6.17.15 — When basketball evolves into ‘The Beautiful Game’

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I’m a bit bleary-eyed today, having stayed up until the wee hours this morning to listen to members of the Golden State Warriors discussing this special moment in their lives, after they won their first National Basketball Association championship in 40 years against the Cleveland Cavaliers last night. And yes, I am ecstatic about it all. The Warriors have been my team my whole life, though to be honest there were excursions — I became a huge fan of the Larry…

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Florida TaxWatch tax report is a mixed bag

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Tax numbers are in; and for Florida, it’s a mixed bag. However, there is a disclaimer for Florida’s reputation as a low-tax state. The Sunshine State comes in third for the lowest per capita tax amount of state tax paid, but when adding local taxes, the tax burden increases and the state ranking falls to 36, according to Tallahassee-based Florida TaxWatch. A new report from the nonpartisan government watchdog group does a deep dive into the numbers for its 2015 How…

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Email insights: Happy Taxpayer Independence Day!

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As most Americans recover from a Tax Day hangover, there is one day all taxpayers can celebrate: Monday, April 20. Happy Taxpayer Independence Day! In a new email, Florida TaxWatch is calling all Floridians to mark Taxpayer Independence Day; the first day in the calendar year the average taxpayer begins earning an income that is all theirs. From this day on, no more money goes toward federal, state and local taxes. Of course, that also means every penny earned from…

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